Depay’s late strike hands Lyon 2-1 win over PSG in Ligue 1; Federer eases into 14th Australian Open quarters

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January 22, 2018 04:09 pm | Updated November 10, 2021 12:20 pm IST

Memphis Depay scored with a superb strike deep into injury time as second-placed Lyon beat leaders Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Sunday.

Memphis Depay scored with a superb strike deep into injury time as second-placed Lyon beat leaders Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Sunday.

Basketball

Magic finally win in Boston

Elfrid Payton scored 22 points as Orlando Magic snapped a 14-game losing streak in Boston to defeat the East-leading Celtics 103-95 and grab only their third win in the last 20 matches they have played.

Cricket

Kiwis extend unbeaten run to 13

With a seven-wicket victory against Pakistan in the first T20 of the series, New Zealand extended their undefeated run across all formats of the game to 13.

Pakistan were dismissed for just 105 and the Kiwis chased down their target with 25 balls to spare.

Football

Lyon beat PSG 2-1

Lyon handed Paris Saint-Germain only their second league defeat this season as Memphis Depay scored a stunning late winner. With the 2-1 victory, Lyon trimmed PSG’s lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table to eight points.

In La Liga, Barcelona thumped five goals past Real Betis to take their lead over Atletico Madrid to nine points, while Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Roma in Serie A.

Tennis

Federer faces Berdych in quarters

Roger Federer will take on Tomas Berdych in the Australian Open quarter-finals after he eased past Marton Fucsovics in the Round of 16.

Women’s top-seed Simona Halep and 2016 Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber also progressed to the last-eight stage in contrasting fashion. While Halep had it easy following her marathon match in the previous round, Kerber was made to fight for every point by Hsieh Su-wei.

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